Claire Voon

The annual art behemoth may be shelved, but September brings plenty of smaller shows, from an exhibit by a soon-to-be-famous painter to a one-stop roundup of the city’s DIY scene.

Museums and galleries may be shuttered, but some are offering digital back doors into their collections.

That plus 500,000 cigarettes, burned Coca-Cola, and more unusual materials highlight a groundbreaking survey of contemporary Chinese art.

Photo: Courtesy of Anne Harris The 58-year-old painter, who lives in west suburban Riverside, is fascinated by the eyelid — its beauty but also its contradictions: dry and wet, fragile and protective,...